The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-08-25

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visitors has been large, especially az the
Springs, and that is another eaus, for
cheerinlness. The county IS soldlv Dem
ocratlc-and that's worth more than town
| lots Al Sl5O Il foot.
The Democrats OF Haywood never wavcr.
| ,oille'IiheS' III Ioca! matters, they are in
| different. buJ when il comes 10 ConrIss
| Sional, State ana National polite, thev are
rs true as needle 20 the pole. And witl.t
all their devotion 10 Democracy they ara
exceedingly liberal and independent. "a
! though WayneSvlIlc is Democratic town
1t has Republican Mayor and a EcpubH-
can postmaster who hold office hy virtue
| ofDemocratic support. Geo. NJ Slnathcrs.
Esq, Is Mayor. Although Republican his
administration is strictly n0n-partiZan.
and he Is personally popular with boih
| parties. The post-olice, am told is con
Quoted on business princil$s, and to the
entire satisfaction OF the people
Wayuesvile is on an altitude of ,. 30
| feet and is beautifully situated ou a hin.
I On one side runs kichlaud Greek noun
/ talns rising up beyond IT, IN every 0irec-
! ton mountains hem in he roNn. It /, "a
! sight that one carries with him through
! HE to stand upon the court house tower
/ ana look out upon the towering granduer
! OF the everlasting cloud capped hills. \
! TREND here tells me that the .rapdt,t and
most beautiful, as well as the most gloomy
/ sight 10 be seen at any time in the .aoun
t;,Ins is 10 look ont in winter from the
/ tower i'll Waynesville upon the Show coy
| cred mountains which pile themselves. in
| every direction the eye can turn, towards
/ the sky. II heavy clouds hang over the
/ town, he says the feeling is one Of great
depression There is a feeling of being
shut out from all the world
/ Very little manufacturing is carried on.
/ There are dozens of flour, grist ana lum-
! Der mills oE the streams. Enough wheat
was raised ia Haywood this year 20 feed the
/ people on -four two yearS.aDa enough corn
will be made to supply tie stock, and
! furnish meal Tor the people ,he same length
/ Of time. Other crops arc linc, and, if the
! prices are good, many Of tho farmers who
! are mOrl gagged can free themselves. This
! is q coneummation dcvoNtiy - be wished.
/ have found that the people believe III
education and are trying give tleir
/ children the hest advantages. They arc
bulding up first class schools in their
midst and sending their advanced sons
and daughters to College, Vanderbilt,
y
/ Judaon Colleges, have borne testimony to
the talent and merit Of Hay yood's school
/ children by the medals wonii the different
colleges.
OF the towns in The county n addition TO
/ Waynesyille, the county seat Pigeon River
/ is a prosperous town IN u ch agricul-
tural section Of the couI y, on the
/ Western North Carolina K road where
/ it crosses Pigeon river. 1t las a pOpula
tion of about two hundrc l. fifty eight
stores, railroad station, tell graph Office,
! two hotels, livery stable, n.rsery, acade
my, Masonic Lodge, and tw, churches.
Clyde, four miles west OF i'igcon river
is a station on the Western n G. H. K. ,
IS in a most beautiful valley the Pigeon,
has a population Of about one hundred and
! fifty, several stores, three churches, and
an academy.
The late Auditor of the State, Dr. $ L..
Love; the late solicitor of the District, W.
L Tate: eX judge, Hon. J. G. l.. Gudger;
eX Solicitor, G. :. Ferguson and present
Solicitor ]. VI. Moody are OF this county;
General, and Hon. Thos. ID. Johnson,
member of Congress- are natives of this
county
met the other day at the Haywood
White Sulphur Mr.. W. ''Pinck' Welch, OF
Athens, Ga, who is spending the Summer
here with his family. He is a native of
this county and represented il for several
sessions in the House and then in the Sen
ate. He was Chairman of the House Com
mttee that arrai9ned eX Coy. Holden be-
fore the bar Of the Senate. He was a mem
hcr of the committee that went to New
+ IL, with | fall
son. He was the only member of the com
mittee that refused to sign the settlement
which was finally agreed upon. He says
he was ceusurcd for it at the time but that
the passage Of years has proved that he
was right.
SAID to him "Mr. Wclch, you have
been away from Haywood county tel
years Tell me what it is that most i'm
presses you about it upon your return.
He said GAS compared with ten years
ago there has been marked improvement
in the education of the people, in the char
acter of the houses, and the kind Of farming
implements used. The people have more
cOnvenences in their houses. There is
better knowledge of what Is going on III tn,
outside world and a greater desire to give
their children a good education. Thes
are among the chief things that strike M
, in my travels through the county ard IN.
+ intercourse with the people
Mai Jno. W. Dunham, Of Wilmington
E is here | learned my first lesson in poll
. ties from Mai. Dunham. In 1868, 1S1'
and 1872, in the county OF Wilson, h
, made campaigns 50 vigorous and SO az
grcssive that the county was rescued fror
Radical rule. Thought then that he wa
a the greatest man in the world. | hav
never wavered III my estimate of him as
o man of decided talent and unsWerving dc
votion TO the Democratic party and devC
ton to his friends He is still an invali
5 and fear, a confirmed one. Only tn
poor condition of his health has prevente
his welding "a State wide influence in tn
), Democratic party.
e There are many visitors here. Anon
e them there is Mr. w. NJ. Smith, of Coz
cord, with his family. They are takin
the mountain trip in the best way The
have two tents in which they cook, eat an
$ sleep. They brought their own servan
d with them and if ever people enjoyed then
d selves this party is getting the good OF Il
IT. mountains.
n The hotel at the springs here is full ar
l. the mountain trips, the dancing, the law
i tennis, croquet. flirting, counting, &C., &c
r constitute the enjoyment.